Category: Family Fun
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20 Best Lego Birthday Party Ideas
What about a LEGO Party to celebrate everyone’s favorite toy? LEGO has been around for many years and is a favorite among many young and old. There are also so many great LEGO themes available that the ideas are endless – Star Wars, LEGO Racers, LEGO City, Mindstorms, and LEGO City, to name a few. Here are…
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20 Awesome Dinosaur Birthday Party Ideas in 2022
Dinosaur parties have been such a popular birthday theme since prehistoric times (pun)! But how to find out what ideas to use for your party? No need to worry, we have sifted through hundreds of sites and ideas and collected some of the top party ideas for you. Party planning could not have been easier!…
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30 best Preschooler Fun Activities
Summer Fun When I was a kid, summer meant a lot of things: yard sales, plastic lawn chairs, water hoses, catching lightning bugs, thunderstorms, ice cream cones and sunbathing. Now that I’m a parent, summer means trying to keep a preschooler occupied all day, all summer long! Below is a list of fun and inexpensive…
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Best Road Trip Apps For Kids [Updated for 2022]
We Reviewed Dozens Of The Best Road Trip Apps For Kids So You Don’t Have To. Here Are Our Top Picks. Family road trips (in the car or otherwise) often tax adults’ patience and kids’ mental well-being. You really need to have a bag of tricks ready to keep kids of all ages occupied during…
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4 Mess-Free Activities For Toddlers
As much as you want to provide stimulating activities for your toddler, you are probably a little tired of cleaning up food, child-friendly paint, and just about anything else that creates a mess. Thankfully your salvation is here in the form of mess-free activities ideal for younglings! Review the following activities that provide your toddler…
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53 best Recommended Reading List For Toddlers
When children reach the preschool years, they start to take an active part in reading by asking questions, following the story and really paying attention to what the characters do and say. Reading fosters language development and auditory processing, as well as bonding between parents and their kids. The editors at bestappsforkids have compiled a…
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5 Road Trip Activity Bag Ideas For Kids
Make road trips fun for little kids by packing bags full of fun activities. Use the following ideas as inspiration to avoid “Are we there yet??” and similar questions you do not feel like answering because you have already driven hundreds of miles. Card Game Bag Fill a travel pouch with several different card games.…
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5 Helpful Tips For Young Moms
If you’re a young mom, you probably feel a little overwhelmed…or a lot overwhelmed. Don’t panic, rather take it one day at a time and keep the following tips in mind. You might find you are a much better mom than you thought you would be! Listen to Them Listen to what your children say,…
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5 Chore Ideas For Toddlers
Get your child used to helping out around the house from an early age with kid-friendly chores. The following chores are ideal for 4 and 5-year-olds. Pick a few for your child to do every week to establish a routine. Make the Bed Okay, your 4 or 5-year-old probably isn’t going to make his/her bed…
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Tips For Promoting Creativity In Children
If you don’t consider yourself a particularly “crafty” person but want to ensure your children use their imaginations and are interested in the creative side of things, read on. There’s plenty of ways to encourage creativity in kids! Family Game Fun The next time the family gets together for a game, consider making up alternative…
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6 Awesome Toddler Activity Materials
Entertain your toddler using any or all of the following materials. Each option is cheap (which is always nice) and provides your toddler with the stimulation his or her growing brain needs. Read on, and be enlightened: Pom Poms Fuzzy pom poms in an array of colors are a great toy for toddlers. Use them…
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9 Teen Girl Backpack Must-Haves
Take a look inside your teen daughter’s backpack. Is it a disaster area? If so, help her organize her ‘pack and provide the following suggestions. She might resist at first, but she will appreciate your help once she sees the results! Planner Give your daughter a planner if she doesn’t have one. A planner is…
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6 School Lunch Hacks
Trying to think of what to pack the kids for lunch is like trying to figure out what to plan for dinner: exhausting. Save yourself from this problem with the following lunchbox hacks. You will love them, and so will your kids. Freeze Peanut Butter Sandwiches Prepare and freeze a week’s worth of peanut butter…
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DIY Ladybug And Bee Backyard Tic Tac Toe Board
Turn the old tree stump in your yard into a fun play area for the kids. Use the following instructions to create a fun and fantastic Tic Tac Toe board your younglings will enjoy all spring and summer long. What You Need Flat stones of about the same size Red, black, and yellow paint Sand…
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DIY Backyard Race Track
Spring will be here soon enough, and with it the opportunity to enjoy many hours of backyard fun with the kids. Try the following DIY outdoor racetrack to provide your kids with a whole new way to race their lil cars and trucks. What You Need Same-size concrete stepping stones or similar flat stones (Look…
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Kitchen Activities For Kids By Age
Help your children learn their way around the kitchen by getting them involved in cooking and baking projects from an early age. Use the following guide to assist you in giving your kiddies age-appropriate tasks while also fostering a love of cooking and healthy eating. Preschool (Ages 2 to 5) Stirring batter in bowls Pouring…
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Rainy Day Activities With Kids Part Two
Don’t let a rainy day get your kids too down! Enjoy more rainy day activity ideas in Part Two of this series to ensure plenty of fun the whole day through. Do Puzzles Get out any puzzles you have to provide kids with a fun and stimulating activity. Make a display of puzzles, such as…
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Activities For A Rainy Day Part One
If it’s a rainy day and your kids are sad they can’t go out and play, use it as an excuse to teach “indoor fun.” Review the following ideas as fantastic inspiration for rainy day activities you and your children can enjoy anytime the weather is less than ideal. Have A Dance Party Throw on…
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Fun Family Traditions For Each Month
Enjoy fostering feelings of love and togetherness with your family by engaging in fun family activities every month. Create a list or simply brainstorm with fun things to do together. Use the following ideas as inspiration to get you started on a year full of great family times. January Build snowmen Write thank-you notes…
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Best Family Movies Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of this series! Check out more fantastic family movies to enjoy with those closest to you. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone The first installment of the movie versions of Harry Potter does not disappoint. Harry learns he is no ordinary boy, but a wizard invited to learn at the prestigious…
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Best Family Movies, Part 1
Spending time together as a family doesn’t always have to mean engaging in sports play, going to museums, visiting relatives, cooking and baking, etc. There are also times when everyone is exhausted and zoning out in front of the television is a tantalizing idea. Relax and still spend time together by picking from the following…
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4 Ideas: No Screentime Until….
Limiting screentime is easy when you make a few “rules” about it. Your kids might not even realize they’re missing time away from the television and computer when you implement the following! Keep a list on your fridge for kids to use prior to watching favorite shows or playing internet games. Reading Encourage reading by…
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Try This Fun Farm Animal Washing Station Idea!
Use this simple yet super-fun sensory activity to keep your toddlers busy. It’s easy to set up and provides hours of fun, as kids will love getting their farm animal toys “dirty” and then scrubbing them clean. Enjoy making this activity pop: What You Need Plastic washing bin featuring two distinct sections Coffee grounds Plastic…
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5 “Quiet Time” Activities For Toddlers
“Quiet time” activities for toddlers are ideal when you need to take care of the baby, write some emails, make dinner, spend a few minutes with your partner, etc. Fill a box with quiet time activities that you can pull from whenever you need to! Use the following ideas to inspire you. Puzzles Provide the…
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Goofy Holidays To Celebrate With Kids, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of this series! Check out more fun and goofy holidays to celebrate with your kids–there’s plenty to choose from every month! May The 4th Be With You Celebrate May The 4th Be With You on–you guessed it–May 4th. If your kids are huge Star Wars fans, they will loovvvve celebrating…
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5 Things To Do When Sitting With Children In Restaurants
Keeping children occupied while waiting for a table or your meal in a restaurant doesn’t have to be difficult! There’s plenty of things you can do to distract your little ‘uns and subsequently prevent fussy meltdowns. Use the following ideas the next time you don’t feel like cooking and want to go out to eat.…
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Toddlers With New Siblings: 5 Tips
As exciting introducing a newborn baby to your fold is, it might prove a challenging time for your toddler. There’s a new baby in town, and while your toddler is likely very interested in the little human, don’t be surprised if the older child seems a little blue or sad. Help your toddler welcome his…
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Making Father’s Day Special for Dad
Let’s face it, the dads in our lives do so much for us. Whether it’s our own fathers, grandfathers, husbands, brothers, or friends, they all try their hardest to make our lives easier and happier. They may work long hours to provide for their families, help cook, clean, and take care of the kids,…
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Goofy & Cool Holidays To Celebrate With Kids, Part 1
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter—these may be the major holidays, but there’s dozens upon dozens of goofy holidays to celebrate every month! Check out some of the seemingly-endless “holidays” to choose from–kids will love it! Trivia Day Play trivia games on January 4th, or Trivia Day. Dig out Trivial Pursuit and any other trivia games you…
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Fun Snow Activities For Kids
Winter may be a dreary time, but if there’s plenty of snow on the ground, there’s lots of opportunities for your kids to have fun. Use the following ideas to plan snow-tastic days for the younglings–just make sure they bundle up! Sea Of Snowmen Encourage the kids to make not just one, but a glittering-white…